Beloved
The sun lingers on the blossom I am lost in you Wandering rivers in the lush jungle of tomorrow I see leopards preening My heart thunders as I open my mouth to rain I hear the bird of paradise Her call blows over our heads like the muezzin at noon Alive, I smell sacred cows, buffalo The burning ghats I drink the ghee-d tea As dawn breaks over pale pink mountains crested with your snow. A dry wind breaks against my neck Mud covers my bare feet Close by, Durga rides a lion, her ten arms poised for battle. The demon kings lust after her, their serpents tremble in her path. In an office in Beijing, a man is typing. In a market in Rome, a woman cries. On a beach in Goa, the dancers whirl in a techno trance. In the darkness, the dark light glows like blackest pearl. Years, Centuries, Millennia, Epochs, Aeons, Eternities kneel. claudia l'amoreaux - january 30, 1999
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